Roundhouse equipment.



J. RILEY. ROUND HOUSE EQUIPMENT.

APPLGATIN ILED HAR,13,1914.

Patented sept.1,1914.

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J. RILEY.

ROUND HOUSE EQUIPMENT.

APPLGATION FYILED MAB.13,191`41. 1,109,017'.`

Patented sept.1,`1914.

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J. RILEY.

ROUND HOUSE EQUIPMENT.

APPLICATION FILED 111111.13, 1914.

Patented Sept. 1, 1914.

JAMES RILEY, 0F

PARSONS, KANSAS.

ROUNDHOUSE EQUIMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. i, 1914.

Application filed March 13, 1914. Serial No. 824,57

T0 all whom, it 1f Concern t Be it known that l. JAMES RILEY. n resident ol" Pursons, in thc county of liabette and State of Kansas, lune invented certain neuv and useful Improvements in Houndhouse Equipments. of which the following is n full. clear, und exact description.

The invention relates to round-house etpiipments and more particularly to appzr ratos used for inducii'lg draft in the locomoA tire furnaces to expedite the ref'etoration of the locomotive to service condition after iter lires lnive been banked.

ln modern locomotive practice, a locomotive boiler is frequently washed out and re filled und also repaired when necessary, which usually necessitates putting out the nrc in the ire box of the locomotive, and necrpsititers tiring' up the locomotive furnace to restore the lmifoiuotive to condition fol' rorul use. For the purposer of forming com bustion to a (legi-'ec neceosary to generate suiclent Sitcom for road servs :e oi'v the loco motive, it luis heretofore been proposed to employ apparatus including :in exhuuster, o inuin` connected to tile inlet of the ex` lniuster, und, u serios of brunch pipes adept ed to be coninctcd to the stnclis of all of the loc(unotive:y in the Etalle of tbe roundlionne to induce draft in tli boiler furnaces und to expedite coimliusstioin for the purpose of miiclil); refatoring' tlie locomotive to condition for use on the rond. ln that uppziM ruine. it lui4 been found that u common exlnwiuter .fior :i number of locomotives does not attain :i high degree oi' ollicienoy in the result sought and that euch efli'ciency as could be attained uns not economically el'eetcd; first, because the neoessity for in direct piping. elbows und leaky jointe be tween the stuckconnections and the eX- liuuuter, reduced the draft und corresponrll tial saving ot time in firing up the locomotive-boiler to restore it to condition 1for use by eliminating. so far as possible, all the joints and indirect connections between the stack of the locomotive and the exliauster, and by employing a separnte or individual exhouster disposedt'or oicient reeults for each locomotive. By providing un equip ment in which there is a substantially divert connection between the stack of the locomoA `tive and the fan` in which joints are dispensed with as much as possible, the el'iiciency of the apparatus and the length of time neceosary to promote sufficient oornlmstion for road use of the locomotive, the length of time nooeosary for this operation is materially reduced and a material saving of time during which the locomotive re; mains out of use is efeoted. In practice, vvitli the prior systems, o locomotive can he tired up in about fifty (50) minutes, While with the equipment embodying the present invention, locomotives have been irod up :at un. approximate overture of thirty-two (B2) minutes. By employing a separately oper able unit for each stall .comprising an eX- neuster and :a direc/t connection between the exhnuster and the locomotive stack the en hnuster and motor for driving it bein only1 of suflifient capacity for inducing the draft through u single locomotive,-tl'1e woz-te of power which results from the operation of un cximustcr of suflicient capocity tor n number of locommyivel is avoided, because the motors und fans are only operated when necessary according to the number of loro motivos being tired up. In premio-, about fire hundred (50G) boiler horse pou-er was required to operate an exhauster sutlioiont7 et most, for four or tive engines et rz time when any number from one to tiro indu-si were being operated on, while the prac tice of the present invention. u motor of about live (5) horse power luis been found sutlicient for enolii exhuuster. und furthermore, only sufficient power necessary to operate the number of exliausters necessary in operation, corresponding to the number of locomotives being operated upon, une oom sinned. v

The invention consiste in tl'ie several. novel feature` hereinafter eet 'fortl und unire, pan tieulfirly delinoal by claims i the eonelneion hereof.

ln the drawings: Figure l o, plain off o giorion of n round house equipped with lie invention.v Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the apparatus for inducing the draft in o ne locomotive. Fig. 3 is an end elevation. Flg. 4 is a detail section, showing the pivotal connection for the swingin uptake-pipe. Fig. 5 is a detail section o the telescopic connection between the sections of the uptake- 1 e. p llhe round-house A' may be of usual construction yand comprises a series of stalls, -each'of which is adapted for a locomotive and rovided with a section of track a onto whi'c the locomotive will be run into the round-house, as well understood in the art.

In the present invention, a separate or individual, complete exhausting apparatus and connection for a locomotive is provided for each stall in which locomotives are to be fired up. Each apparatus comprises an uptake, consisting vof a pipe-section 10 havin a flared hood 1l at the lower end thereo which is adapted to fit upon the top of a stack of a locomotive-boiler and a pipe-section 12,*to which section 10 is tel `copically connecteftl, to permit the hood 11 to be.

raised o or lowered onto the stack. If desiredyfcounter-weights 14 on cables 15, passingV around sheaves 16 and connected to hood 11,.as at 17, may be employed to aid the operator in manipulating pipe-section 10 and hood 11. l l

The upper end of the uptake-pipe is provided with an elbow 18 Which terminates in a screw-thread 19 which engages a collar 20 which is secured by bolts 21 to a short pi e 22 which is connected to and leads into t Ye eye of an exhaust fan 24. This screw-thread permits theuptake pipe to be swung longi tudinally of the track sothat the hood 11 may be cmnected to the'A stack while the locomotive is lin dil'l'erent positions on the track,.the pivotalfpoint or axis about which the uptake-pipe swings bein substantially co-axial with the axis of the ga charge stack or duct 27 extends upwardly from the outlet in the casing of the exhaustffan 24. The fan-shaft 28'is directly connected to the shaft 29 of an 'electric motor 30 mounted on a base 31 at' one eide'vfof the fan-casing. This motor drives the exhauster. For controlling the electric-circuit, in which the motor is included, an `electric-switch 32 is mounted in the round-house adjacent the stall below the exhalisting-apparatus, so that the operator can readily control the operation'l of the motor. The casing of the exhauster-fan 24 is supported by avsuitable bracket 33 in which the hort pipe 22 terminates. A protecting ood 34 is placed ov fthe motor so that it will be protected from the elements. Bracket 33 and base 31 are secured to a suitable base-plate35 which is'mounted on the roof of the round-house adiacent the uptakepipe.

In the operation o'f the apparatus, the

operator will swing the uptake-pipe longitudinallyy of. the stall into position above the locomotivestack according to its location on the track in the stall and lower the hood 11 onto the top of the stack. When a fire has been started in the fire box of the locomotive, switch 32 will be closed to cause the motor 30 to operate the exhausterfan 24, This fan will roduce a vacuum in the uptake pipe and 1n the flues of the -locomotive yboiler andcause air to be drawn through the fire-.box to produce effective combustion and to exhaust the products of combustion through the uptakeipe, the fan and the discharge-duct 27; l en sufficient heat has been generated to produce suliicient steam for the operation of the locomotive, switch 32 will be opened to stop the motor 30 and fan 24, and the hood 11 will be then raised above the stack of the locomotive whereupon the locomotive may be run out of the round-house with its own power. If, at an time, there should be smoke inthe roun house, or ventilation is desired, one or more of the fans 24 may be operated to discharge the smoke or air through the uptake and stack 27.

A characteristic of the apparatus set forth as an exempliication of the invention is that the products of combustion in the locomotive are conducted as directly as possible to the inlet-eye of the exhauster fan, which is conducive to: high efficiency, particularly when first lstarting'the tire, and the absence of unnecessary joints, connections and bends is a material Afactor of efficiency, so that a locomotive may be fired up suliiciently to put it in condition for use in a considerably shorter period than has been possible in anv l with t e p1 e 22 leading f connection to the stack at different points in the stall in connection with an adjustable hood 11. Furthermore, by providing a se rate exhauster unit and connectionA an .a motor for each stall, a very considerable saving in the power necessary to operate the exhauster is attained, it being necessary to .use power only for those units actually required and only when required. Further more, more uniform elliciency is attained by separably operable units than is attained in a isystem where some of the stack-connecu rect connectionor leak in the system than' in .e locomotive which was morel directly connected to the common exhauster. Furthermore, a leak in the aplratus at one point would decrease the e i iency of the entire apparatus in the prior systems, wh1le a leak-1n an equipment oi separably oper able Aunits will oset`only one unit.

It. Will-'be observed that the si'viveLjoint in the pipe connection between the 'stack and exhausteis one in which the movable and fixed members of the joint are co-axial so that the movable member may be rotated y about the axis of the fixed member without kvarying the direction of flow at the joint and without choking or restricting the iow.

' This' type of joint dispenses with the neces sity of'fiexible closures heretofore used in the apparatus in which the movable member was pivoted to swing about an axis transverse to the axis of the vmovable member.- Thus, the type of swivel-connection contributes materially to the efliciency of the apparatus while permitting adjustment of the uptake-pipe, according to the location of the locomotive stack in the stall.

The invention thus exemplifies. a round Ihouse a paratus by which the locomotives may be red up very quickly and which may be economically o erated.

The inventionfs not to be understood as restricted to the details setforth,fsi11 these may be modified withinthe scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

l.`In a round house equipment, the com Abination of an exhauster havlng an inlet at one side thereof, an uptake pipe having a laterally extending terminal fixed thereon at its upper end, terminating and extending directly toward the inlet of the ex hauster, and means at the lower end of the uptake pipe whereby it may be connected per end, and extending toward the inlet of the exhauster, and means at the lower end of the uptake pipe whereby it may be connected to the stack of a locomotive, said uptake pipe being disposed adjacent the exhauster.

3. In a round-house equipment, the combination of an exhauster having an inlet at pipe whereby it may be connected to the l stack of a locomotive.

4. In a round-house equipment, the com-- bination of an exhauster having an inlet at one side thereof, means for driving said ex hauster, an uptake pipe having a laterally extending elbow fixed thereon at its upper end, the exit end'of said elbow being substantially co-axial with the inlet of the exhauster, and means at the lower end of said pipe whereby it may be connected to the stack of a locomotive, said elbow being disposed adjacent the exhauster.

5. A round-house equipment, the combination of an exhauster having an inlet at one side thereof, means for driving said exhauster, an uptake pipe having a laterally extending terminal xed' thereon at its up per end and leading to said inlet, a swivelconnection which permits the pipe and said terminal to swing.y so the lower end of the pipe maybe adjusted longitudinally of the stall, and means at the lower end of said pipe whereby it may be connected to the stack ofa locomotive.

6. In a round-house equipment, the combination of an cxhausl'er having an inlet at one side thereof, means for driving said exhauster, an uptake pipe having a laterally extending terminal fixed thereon at its upper end and leading to said inlet, :i swivelconnection for the exit-end of said'terminal which permits the pipe and said terminal to swing so the lower end of the pipe may be adjusted longitudinally ofv the stall, and means at the lowery end of said pipe whereby it may bc'connected to the stack ofla locomotive, said swivel-connectimi being disposed adjacent the inlet to the exhauster.

7. In a round-house equipment., the combination of an exhaustcr having un inlet at one side thereof, means for driving said exhauster, an uptake pipe having` a laterally extendinpr terminal at its upper ends, a swivel-connection for the upper end of said terminal which permits the pipe and said terminal to swing so the lower end of the uptake pipe may be adjusted longitudinally of thc stall, and `means at the lower end of said pipe, whereby it may be connected to the stack of a locomotive. the axis of said swivcl-connection extendingdirectly toward the inlet of the exhauster.

8. In a round-house equipment, the combination of an exhauster having an inlet at one side thereof, means for driving said exhauster, an uptake pipe having a laterally extending terminal at its upper end` a swivel Y connection for the upper end of said terminal which'permts the pipe and said termiwf nal to swing so the lower end of the uptake may be adjusted longitudinally of the stall and means at the lower end of said ipe whereby it may be connected to the stac of' a locomotive, the axis of said'connection extending directly toward the inlet of theg exhauster, said connection being disposed adjacent Vthe exhauster.

9. In a round-house equipment, 'the eombi f nation of an exhauster having an inlet at; one side thereof, means for driving efaid exl hauste'r, an uptake pipe having a laterally? extending terminal at its upper endaswiv'elconnection forA the uplper end ci teinii nal which ermits t e pipe and said laterally exten ing terminal to swing so the; lower end of the uptake may be adjusted longitudinali of ,the stall, and means'- 'at th'elower 'en' of 'said'pi e whereby it may be vconnectml to the sta'c of a 'lo"ccunotive,` 'the axis of ,said swif. .4 l-connection being subi stantially' co-axial the, inlet l to the hauster. y 10., In a round-'house equipment, the combination of an exhaustex" having an inlet'iat ide one side vtliefiioll means for-.'driving-aide'ihausterya'n uptakp'fpipe having a lerally extending.; terminal at its. upper' fend, a swivel-,connection for the upper endof said terminal which permits the vpipe and said4 terminal to swirl so the lower endof'theu take`mybe 'ad' usted longitudinally of t e stall," 'andmeans at the lower eiidfoisaid pipe A'Wl'iei'eby it; may oOnneeted'fto/ the stack of `a locomotive, the axis of said swivelconnection being substantially co-,axialwitli the inlet tothe exhauster, said swivelconnection being disposed adjacentA the ,ex hauster. 11. Ina lround house eduipment, tliecorn-l bination of,an\exhauste r havin aninlet at one'side thereof, means for drivingsai'd exhaster,` 'an iuptake pipe havin'g'a laterally extending" terminal at: itis'4 :ripper: end, "a swivel-connection for 4the upper 'end of said 'terminal which vrinits the' pipe and said terminalltorota so the -lo'we'rend of the siptake may 'eV adjusted `longitudinally of the stall, and cans at the lower'end of said `pipe,wherebyf'lit' may be 'connctedto the 'stack ofjalocomOtiVe, the axis of said'swirk c onnecton'ffbeing `'substantially lhorizontal and'exte'nding `directly toward the inlet to the exhluster.v v. l '.12.- In a roundfhouse equipment, th'ecom'- bination of anexhauster havingan-inletat one side thereof, means for "drivingsaid-e'x4 hauster, an uptake-pipe having a latall'y extending terminal at lits upprfe g'fa swivel connection for the upper end'fo'fsaid terminal which permits the pipe andsaid terminal to rotate so the lower end ofthe uptake pi e ma be adjusted longitudinally swivel connction betingv su of@ e of the sta l, 'anv ineens at the lower endv of said pipe whereof,r it'niay-be-'eonnectedf't the stack 'of'a locomotive, the axis-o said tiallyhorizontal and extending-'direotl-towsrd inlet to the exhauster, Seiden meter-heine disposed adjacent theswivelcnnecton. j 13. ln aronnd-houseequipmennthepombinatioli` 'of `an Aexhauster hav-ing Pipennection'khafving lone of its endo' 'adapted' to beoonnectedlito the stack 'of a locomotive, `and its {other end conneoted 'to swivel 'joint having fixed andimovable niembers whicliare co-axial' so that themovable member thereof maybe v:rotated .around the coaxial point without varying the-fereafof the duct ordirection -of iitmfatthoy ot; f

14;. In a roundhonse eqniprnentytliejcomev bination ofV an exhauster having anjnlet, means for driving said exhauster,' and'a pipe connection connected to said inlet ing an uptake having means at its'1.lo`wer end whereby it may beconnect'ed to the stack of a locoinotive and a swivel ioint having fixed and mova le members which are coaxial so that the movable member thereoi 'may be rotated around the (5o-axial point Without varying the ldirection of ilowat the'joint, said uptake being connected to said joint by an elbow, so that it may he swung longitudinally from the stall.

"'15, In a round-house equipment, vthe oombination of an exhauster having an inlet, means for driving said exhauster, and a pipe-connection having one of its ends adapted to be connectedv to the stack of a locomotive, and its other end connected to said inlet, saidl connection comprising a swivel joint having fixed and movable'members which are co-axial so that the movable member thereof may be rotated around the co-axial point without varying the area of the duct or direction of flow at the joint, said joint being disposed adjacent the exhauster.

16. In a round-house equipment, the coni' bination of a plurality of separately operable exhausting units for the stalls respony tively, each comprising an exhauster having an inlet, and a pipe connectionconnectsdto the inlet of the exhauster and 'ldaptedto be connected to the stack of a locomotive,`means for separately operating the exhausters, and

'means for separately controlling the operal i tion of the exhausters.

17. In a round-'house equipment, the corn binationof aplurality of separately loperable exhausting units, for the stalls reF i rately driving-the exhausters andmeans for 1j' spectively, each comprising an exhausterf separately controlling the operation of the exhausters, each uptake being disposed adjacent to the exhauster to which it is con. nected.

18. ln a roundhouse etpiipment, the combination of a plurality of separately operable exhausting units for the stalls respectively, each unit comprising an exhauster having an inlet and an adjustable pipe-con netflion connected to the inlet of the exhaustbr and adapted :to 4be connected to the stack of a locomotive, means for separately operating the exhausters and means for separately controlling the operation of the exhausters.

'1.9. V[n a round house equipment, the cont bination of a plurality of separately oper able exhausting units for the stalls respectively, each unit comprisingl an exhauster and an adjustable uptake pipe connected to .the inlet of the exhauster and adapted to be ronneeted to the stack ol' a locomotive, means for separately operating the exhausters, and means for separately controlling the operation oiE the exhausters, each uptake being,r disposed adjacent. to the exhauster 'to which it is connected.

20. In a round-house equipment, the com bination of a plurality of separably operable exhauster units for the stalls respectively, each unit comprising an exhauster having an inlet, a pipe-connection connected 5to the exhanster and comprising an uptake having' means at its lower end adapted to be connected to the stack of a locomotive; the upper end of the uptake havingr an elbow extending` laterally and pivoted to swing about an axis extending directly toward the inlet to the exhauster, and means for separately driving the exhausters.

21. Ain a round-house equipment, the comblnation of a plurality of separately operable exhauster units, for the stalls rcspec tively, each unit comprising an exhauster havingan inlet, a pipe connection connected to the exhauster comprising an uptake having means at its lower end adapted to be connected to the stack of a locomotive. the upper end of the uptake having an elbow extending laterally therefrom and pivoted to swing about an axis substantially oo-aXial with the inlet to the exhauster, means for separately driving the exhausters, and means for separately controlling the operation of the exhausters.

i' 2. ln a round house equipment, the coml binationot a plurality of separately con trolling exhaustingv units for the stalls respectively, each unit comprising` an exhauser having: an inlet at one side thereof, an uptake pipe having its lower ond adapted te be ronnerted to the stark of a locomotive and having un elbow at its upper end disposed adjacent to the. exhauster and leading directly te said inlet, means for separately driving the exhausters and means for separately controlling hamsters.

23. l-n a rou-nd house equipment, the combination of a plurality of separately operable exhausting units for the stalls respectively, each unit comprising an exhanster disposed above a stall' and having an inlet at one side thereof, an uptake pipe having a lower terminal adapted to be connected t'heoperation of the exto the stack of a locomotive, anelbow at the upper end of said uptake, and a short pipe section extending directly between the elbow and said inlet, and means for separately driving and controlling exhausters.

Q4. ln a round house equipment, the combination of a plurality of separately operable exhausting units for the stalls respectively, each unit comprising an exhauster disposed above a. stall and having an inlet at one side thereof, and an uptake-pipe hav ing its lower terminal adapted to be connected to the stack of a locomotive, an elbow at the upper end of' said uptake, a short pipe-` section extending directly between the elbow and said inlet, and means for separately driving the exhausters, said uptake and elbow being pivoted to swing about a point coaxial with said short pipe-section.

In a round house equipment, the combination of a plurality of separately operable erbaut-sting,r units for the-stalls respecf tively, each unit comprisingfan exhauster having an inlet, means for separately driving;r the exhausters, and a pipe-connection having one of its ends adapted eto be connected to the stack of a locomotive and its other end connected to said inlet, said connection comprising a swivel joint having lixed and movable members which are coaXially connected and which remain coaxial when the movable member is rotated relatively to the other.

26. In a round-house equipment, the combination of aplurality of separately operable exhausting, units for the stalls respec. tively, each unit comprising an eXhauSter having an inlet at one side thereof, an upta ke pipe having its lower terminal adapted to be connected to the stack of a locomotive, an elbow lixed on the other end of the up take connected to said inlet and a swivel ioint at the end of' said elbow, comprising a fixed member which is coaxial with one end of the elbow, said joint being formed so that the end oi' the elbow will remain (ao-axial with the iixed member.

QT. ln a round house equipment, the combination of an exhauster having un inlet at one side thereof. means for driving the exhauster, an uptake having its lower terminal adapted to be connected to the stack of a locomotive, an elbow at the upper end of the uptake, and a serew-threaded connection for the terininaLof the elbow, arranged to s 1 www fermit the lower end oi the' pipet swing the terminal -of the'elbow arranged to pob 10 ongitudinally ofthe stall. I f '-1 l mit the -lower'end oft e pipe to swing 28. In a round house exipment, the oom= longitudinally of the stam-and a short pipe# bination of an exhsuster :wing an inlet at section extendin directly between the nid B one side thereof means for driving -the exelbow and the in et to the exlmuslzer.'v hauster an uptalie havin its lower terminal l JAMES RILEY# adapted to be conn vto the stack of a locomotive, an elbow at thelpper end of the f uptake, anda screw-thread connection for T.A A. Cammen. 

